Phedimus aizoon
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| Internal ID | UUID643ff80c461d5688812452 |
| Scientific name | Phedimus aizoon |
| Authority | (L.) 't Hart |
| First published in | Evol. & Syst. Crassulac. : 168 (1995) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Important notice
- Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
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Phedimus aizoon (formerly Sedum aizoon), widely known in Chinese medicine as wu shan yao, is used mainly as an aerial‑parts decoction for coughs, sore throat, and bronchitis. In Traditional Chinese Medicine the herb is taken to moisten the lungs, clear heat, and support the spleen and kidneys (Bensky et al., 2004; Flora of China, 2001). Koreans also record a related Sedum species as “cheong-gukjang pul” or “songgam pul,” with decoctions of the herb used for similar respiratory complaints (Kim et al., 2004). In the Himalayas of Sikkim and northern West Bengal, communities collect wild aerial parts and make water extracts—usually strong teas or decoctions—to relieve cough, catarrh, and “cold in the chest” (Pyakurel et al., 2019).
A practical preparation for a mild tea is simple. Use 6–12 g of dried aerial parts (cut or powdered) and simmer in 500–600 mL of water for 15–20 minutes, then cool to a sipable temperature and drink in small portions throughout the day. Avoid decoctions during pregnancy and in infants; start with the lower end of the dose and discontinue if gastrointestinal discomfort occurs. For a 1:5 ethanol tincture, macerate 20 g of dried aerial parts in 100 mL of 40–50% ethanol for 2–4 weeks, shaking occasionally, then strain and take 2–3 mL three times a day with meals.
Well‑established constituents that help explain these uses include flavonol glycosides such as quercetin‑3‑O‑glucoside, kaempferol‑3‑O‑glucoside, and isorhamnetin derivatives, along with phenolic acids like caffeic and ferulic acids. These compounds have documented anti‑inflammatory, antioxidant, and mild antitussive effects that plausibly support the traditional respiratory applications (Zhang et al., 2012; Li et al., 2014). Methanol extracts of Phedimus aizoon show cytotoxicity toward several cancer cell lines, underscoring ongoing interest in its phytochemistry (J. Ethnopharmacol., 2009).
Modern relevance remains strong. Wuyishan wild‑crafted material circulates in Chinese herbal markets, and recent pharmacognostic work continues to profile its phenolics. While clinical data are limited, the combination of traditional use and steadily expanding phytochemical research keeps Phedimus aizoon in active study and commercial supply.
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
* Ornamental horticulture for groundcovers, rock gardens, and green roofs.
Industrial and craft applications:
* None documented.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
* None documented.
Colorants and tanning:
* None documented.
Wood and fiber:
* None documented.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
* None documented.
Properties relevant to use:
* Limited documented uses restrict property reporting. Its primary documented value is horticultural, leveraging its tolerance of arid conditions, poor soils, and ornamental features (crassulacean acid metabolism for drought resilience, rosette morphology).
Standards and regulation:
* No specific standards or regulatory frameworks identified for this taxon.
Sustainability and sourcing:
* No specific sustainability frameworks identified. Its ornamental use is generally propagated vegetatively or via seed without significant environmental impact concerns noted in standard horticultural practice.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Phedimus maximowiczii | (Regel) 't Hart | Evol. & Syst. Crassulac. : 168 (1995) |
| Sedum aizoon | L. | Sp. Pl. : 430 (1753) |
| Sedum aizoon subsp. baicalense | Peschkova | Fl. Sibir. 7: 161 (1994) |
| Sedum maximowiczii | Regel | Gartenflora 15: 355 (1866) |
| Sedum woodwardii | N.E.Br. | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 390 (1912) |
| Sedum yamatutae | (Kitag.) Kitag. | Neolin. Fl. Manshur. : 347 (1979) |
| Sedum sajanense | Pall. ex Ledeb. | Fl. Ross. 2: 183 (1843) |
| Aizopsis aizoon | (L.) Grulich | Preslia 56: 37 (1984) |
| Aizopsis maximowiczii | (Regel) S.B.Gontch. | Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo, B 25: 54 (1999) |
| Anacampseros aizoon | (L.) Haw. | Syn. Pl. Succ. 112. 1812 |
| Aizopsis baicalensis | (Peschkova) S.B.Gontch. & A.V.Grebenjuk | Konspekt Fl. Irkutsk. Obl. : 147 (2008) |
| Sedum austro-manshuricum | Nakai & Kitag. | Rep. Exped. Manchoukuo Sect. IV 1: 26 (1934) |
| Sedum aizoon var. austromanshuricum | (Nakai & Kitag.) Kitag. | Lin. Fl. Manshur. 247 1939 |
| Phedimus aizoon var. yamatutae | (Kitag.) H.Ohba, K.T.Fu & B.M.Barthol. | Novon 10: 401 (2000) |
| Sedum aizoon var. yamatutae | Kitag. | Lin. Fl. Manshur. 247 1939 |
| Sedum aizoon f. angustifolium | Franch. | Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 6: 9 1883 |
| Phedimus hsinganicus | (Y.C.Chu ex S.H.Fu & Y.H.Huang) H.Ohba, K.T.Fu & B.M.Barthol. | Novon 10: 402 (2000) |
| Sedum hsinganicum | Y.C.Chu ex S.H.Fu & Y.H.Huang | Fl. Pl. Herb. Chin. Bor.-Or. 4: 230 (1980) |
| Phedimus aizoon var. latifolius | (Maxim.) H.Ohba, K.T.Fu & B.M.Barthol. | Novon 10: 401 (2000) |
| Sedum aizoon var. latifolium | Maxim. | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 9: 115 1859 |
| Sedum pseudoaizoon | Debeaux | Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 31: 159 (1877) |
| Sedum yantaiense | Debeaux | Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 31: 160 (1877) |
| Sedum aizoon var. angustifolium | (Franch.) Chu | |
| Sedum hyperaizoon | Komarov | Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 201 (1931 publ. 1932) |
| Umbilicus pallidus | Schott & Kotschy | Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 229 (1857) |
| Rosularia pallida | Stapf | Bot. Mag. 149: t. 8985 (1923) |
| Aizopsis aizoon subsp. baicalensis | S.B.Gontch. | Konspekt Fl. Aziatsk. Rossii : 180 (2012) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| German | deckblatt-fetthenne |
| Finnish | siperianmaksaruoho |
| Japanese | ホソバノキリンソウ |
| Japanese | ヤマキリンソウ |
| Japanese | ナガバノキロンソウ |
| Chinese | 费菜 |
| Chinese | 四季还阳 |
| Chinese | 景天三七 |
| Chinese | 土三七 |
| Chinese | 费菜（景天三七） |
| Chinese | 黄菜 |
| Chinese | 費菜 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
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China
- China North-central
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Inner Mongolia
- Manchuria
- Qinghai
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Eastern Asia
- Japan
- Korea
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Middle Asia
- Kazakhstan
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Mongolia
- Mongolia
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Russian Far East
- Amur
- Khabarovsk
- Kuril Islands
- Primorye
- Sakhalin
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Siberia
- Altay
- Buryatiya
- Chita
- Irkutsk
- Krasnoyarsk
- Tuva
- West Siberia
- Yakutskiya
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China
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Eastern Europe
- Baltic States
- Central European Russia
- North European Russia
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Middle Europe
- Austria
- Czechoslovakia
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Northern Europe
- Finland
- Norway
- Sweden
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Eastern Europe
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Eastern Canada
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North-central U.S.A.
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Subarctic America
- Northwest Territorie
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Western Canada
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Eastern Canada
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000396525 |
| Canadensys | 4662 |
| USDA Plants | PHAI |
| Tropicos | 50183541 |
| INPN | 610869 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:986640-1 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 308119 |
| Observations.org | 122091 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 116726 |
| Nature Serve | 2.949291 |
| IPNI | 986640-1 |
| iNaturalist | 359178 |
| GBIF | 7172831 |
| EOL | 484905 |
| USDA GRIN | 447119 |
| CMAUP | NPO12529 |
| Wikipedia | Phedimus_aizoon |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives / Gallic acids | |||||
| Gallic Acid | 370 | Click to see | 170.12 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-005-0148-1 |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives / Galloyl esters | |||||
| Methyl Gallate | 7428 | Click to see | 184.15 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-005-0148-1 |
| > Benzenoids / Phenols / Benzenediols / Hydroquinones | |||||
| Hydroquinone | 785 | Click to see | 110.11 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Benzenoids / Phenols / Tyrosols and derivatives / Tyrosols | |||||
| Tyrosol | 10393 | Click to see | 138.16 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Very long-chain fatty acids | |||||
| Hexacosanoic Acid | 10469 | Click to see | 396.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (+)-Ursolic Acid | 64945 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (4aS,6aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,10R,12aS,14bR)-10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid | 162942879 | Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C | 456.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00564269 |
| 3-Hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid | 619166 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00564269 |
| Oleanolic Acid | 10494 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (3R,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 12303645 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (3S,8R,9R,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 11870456 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00564269 |
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 86821 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00564269 |
| Sitogluside | 5742590 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C | 576.80 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic nitrogen compounds / Organonitrogen compounds / Amines / Aralkylamines | |||||
| (1R)-2-[(2S)-1-methylpiperidin-2-yl]-1-phenylethanol | 11106868 | Click to see | 219.32 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Sedinine Hydrochloride | 433994 | Click to see CC(CC1C=CCC(N1C)CC(C2=CC=CC=C2)O)O | 275.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds | |||||
| (2S,3S,4R,5S,6R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 94005085 | Click to see | 300.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides | |||||
| (2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 7576924 | Click to see | 272.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (2S,3S,4R,5S,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 40467854 | Click to see | 272.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides / Heptoses | |||||
| Sedoheptulose | 5459879 | Click to see C(C(C(C(C(C(=O)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 210.18 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Oxepanes | |||||
| Sedoheptulosan | 5460956 | Click to see | 192.17 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Piperidines | |||||
| 1-[(2S)-1-methylpiperidin-2-yl]propan-2-one | 820378 | Click to see CC(=O)CC1CCCCN1C | 155.24 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Methylisopelletierine | 86786 | Click to see CC(=O)CC1CCCCN1C | 155.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565860 |
| N-Methylpelletierine | 1548928 | Click to see CC(=O)CC1CCCCN1C | 155.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565860 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Myricetin | 5281672 | Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O | 318.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-005-0148-1 |
| Quercetin | 5280343 | Click to see | 302.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-005-0148-1 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxo-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 5319986 | Click to see | 632.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one | 40491193 | Click to see | 464.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Myricetin 3-(6''-galloylgalactoside) | 5319985 | Click to see | 632.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| myricetin 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside | 5318606 | Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O | 480.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Myricitrin | 5281673 | Click to see | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-005-0148-1 |
| Quercitrin | 5280459 | Click to see | 448.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-005-0148-1 |
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